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Spice Garden food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · North Somerset

Spice Garden holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The takeaway met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 4 December 2025, 7 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: 39 Locking Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3BZ

How it compares in North Somerset

In North Somerset, 75% of rated places manage a 5, so Spice Garden sits behind roughly 1,454 nearby businesses. 5% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in North Somerset
5 out of 5 1,162 75%
4 out of 5 292 19%
3 out of 5 74 5% ← Spice Garden
2 out of 5 5 <1%
1 out of 5 19 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 117 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Spice Garden none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Spice Garden, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Boro Sports & Social Club Other catering premises 130 yards away 5 - Very good 5 March 2026
Aspens @ Christ Church Primary School Other catering premises 343 yards away 5 - Very good 4 June 2025
Best One, Shands Stores Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 347 yards away 5 - Very good 5 September 2023
4Seasons Take Away & Jichawock Takeaway/sandwich shop 370 yards away 5 - Very good 20 August 2024
Clara's Cafe @ Weston-super-Mare Museum Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 431 yards away 5 - Very good 25 February 2026
ASAGA Noodle Bar Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 5 May 2026
Afri Lounge Pub/bar/nightclub 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 31 July 2025
Charles Dickens (The) Pub/bar/nightclub 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 5 February 2026

Questions about Spice Garden

What is Spice Garden's food hygiene rating?

Spice Garden has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by North Somerset Council on 4 December 2025.

Is Spice Garden safe to eat at?

A 3 means the takeaway met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was Spice Garden last inspected?

Spice Garden was last inspected on 4 December 2025, 7 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by North Somerset Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Spice Garden?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Spice Garden compare to other places in North Somerset?

75% of the 1,552 rated food businesses in North Somerset hold the top rating of 5, while Spice Garden holds a 3. 74 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

North Somerset Council inspects Spice Garden and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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Spice Garden is one of 632 rated food businesses in Weston-super-Mare. See every hygiene rating in Weston-super-Mare

North Somerset inspects and rates 1,669 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in North Somerset

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